National Land Code (Revised - 2020) · Updated to 15 Oct 2020 · Chapter 5 · Enforcement of conditions
130. Forfeiture to take effect upon notification in the Gazette
Feedback & supportAs soon as may be after the making of an order under section 100 or 129 with respect to any land (that is to say, an order declaring the land forfeit to the State Authority for non-payment of rent or the breach of any condition), the Land Administrator shall publish in the Gazette a notification of forfeiture in Form 8a;
land
“land” includes— (a) that surface of the earth and all substances forming that surface; (b) the earth below the surface and all substances therein; (c) all vegetation and other natural products, whether or not requiring the periodical application of labour to their production, and whether on or below the surface; (d) all things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything attached to the earth, whether on or below the surface; and (e) land covered by water;
and upon such publication, the forfeiture shall take effect as mentioned in section 131.
Copies of any notification published under subsection (1)
shall be published in accordance with section 433, and the
Land Administrator shall, as soon as may be after the notification is published, register or cause to be registered a memorial thereof upon the register document of title to the land in question.
Land Administrator
“Land Administrator” means a Land Administrator appointed under section 12, and includes an Assistant Land Administrator appointed thereunder; and, in relation to any land, references to the Land Administrator, or any Assistant Land Administrator, having jurisdiction in the district or subdistrict in which the land is situated;